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Anaheim Ducks

Frank Vatrano

22.9

#77Center5'11"201 lb

0.0 in 2 days
2025-26 regular season
50
GP
5
G
4
A
9
P
79
SOG
6.3% SH
11:49
TOI/GP

C · ANA · NHL id 8478366

Frank Vatrano has played 50 games for the Anaheim Ducks in 2025-26, scoring 5 goals and 4 assists (9 points) on 79 shots while averaging 11:49 a night (10:06 at even strength, 0:45 on the power play and 0:48 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 45% of his 5v5 minutes with Tim Washe and 33% with Jacob Trouba over the last 10 games, and the Ducks have controlled 48% of shot attempts with Vatrano on the ice (15-29 in goals, 45% offensive-zone starts). He is shooting 6.3% this season against 10.7% across the 638 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 14 game vs MIN, detected from shift data

No unit data for the most recent game yet. Lines appear once the game's shift data is processed.

Lost his PP2 spot in the last gameLast 5: L4 · L4/PP2 · L4/PP2 · L4 · L4

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 11 games, 9:45 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.

PPLine3344444▼44440m3m7m10m13m17mMar 6Mar 10Mar 14Mar 18Mar 22Mar 26Mar 30Apr 3Apr 7Apr 12
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
11 games shown, 9:45 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE
Top speed82nd8322.9 mph
Bursts 20+ mph43rd4449
Hardest shot81st8189.6 mph
Offensive-zone time42nd4241.5%
Distance skated37th3891.1 mi
High-danger SOG41st4121
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2025-26 · 148 attempts, 79 on goal, 5 goals

Shot map, OPP at ANA: 148 attempts, 79 on goal, 5 goals, 8.21 expected goals; best chance Frank Vatrano at 0.50 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 50 GP · 9 points vs 15.0 expected

Luck Meter →
Hold(softened from Buy low by the sustainability check)

Last 20 games: -21. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

6.3%
94.8
50.0%
G vs xG
5 / 8.6
  • • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:39 a game, 2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
  • • Shot diet worsened: 0.037 xG per attempt lately vs 0.075 before.
Goals against expected goals
024681012-3.6goals below expected-1.2σ10/94/14
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

  • Games played50
  • Goals5443rd
  • Assists4620th
  • Points9577th
  • Power-play points1380th
  • Shorthanded points0227th
  • Shots on goal79396th
  • Hits84233rd
  • Blocked shots28480th
  • Plus/minus−15631st
  • Penalty minutes40182nd
  • Faceoffs won6349th

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 49 of 50 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
−0.029
Season net
−0.24xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
−0.066
Season
−0.01G
42.9%14 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 3-1 · NZ 2-3 · DZ 1-4

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.95
Attempts
8
0.032

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
−1.63G
Per 60
−0.165
Drawn / taken
12 / 20minors

MethodLeaders
42.7%
40.3%
42.4%
Transition CF/60
3.0
Turnovers won/60
21.7
Turnovers lost/60
21.3

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
79 shots on goal, 5 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Outside L16%4%0
R Point0%6%0
L Point1%5%0
Center Point13%9%0
High Slot4%7%0
Outside R1%4%0
R Net Side5%3%1

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
Apr 9, 2026 vs SJSForecheck turnover—020.9—
Mar 4, 2026 vs NYIPoint shot—063.0—
Dec 7, 2025 vs CHIRushcarry1*61.9one-timer
Nov 8, 2025 @ VGKDeflection—3*28.4deflection
Nov 2, 2025 vs NJDForecheck turnover—044.8—
Apr 9, 2025 vs CGYRushcarry066.2one-timer
Mar 11, 2025 vs WSHOdd-man rushcarry1*69.24-on-3
Mar 7, 2025 vs STLDump and chasedump032.0—
Feb 27, 2025 vs VANRebound—119.9rebound
Feb 22, 2025 @ BOSDeflectioncarry3*28.8one-timer
Feb 2, 2025 vs MTLRushpass069.5—
Jan 30, 2025 @ CGYOdd-man rushcarry060.53-on-1
Jan 28, 2025 @ SEAForecheck turnover—045.3—
Jan 23, 2025 vs PITOdd-man rushpass4*44.02-on-1
Jan 21, 2025 vs FLAForecheck turnover—1*65.4one-timer
Jan 5, 2025 vs TBLOdd-man rushcarry2*63.31-on-0
Jan 5, 2025 vs TBLDeflection—164.3—
Dec 18, 2024 vs WPGForecheck turnover—3*43.6—
Dec 12, 2024 @ TOROdd-man rushcarry2*68.05-on-4
Dec 1, 2024 vs OTTForecheck turnover—034.4—
Dec 1, 2024 vs OTTCycle—351.8one-timer
Nov 27, 2024 @ SEAForecheck turnover—033.4—
Nov 25, 2024 vs SEADeflection—017.9rebound
Nov 13, 2024 vs VGKOdd-man rushloose061.94-on-2, one-timer
Oct 29, 2024 @ NYIPoint shot—06.2—
Apr 18, 2024 @ VGKCycle—0——
Apr 18, 2024 @ VGKOdd-man rushcarry268.93-on-2
Apr 18, 2024 @ VGKPoint shot—4*58.5one-timer
Apr 12, 2024 vs CGYForecheck turnover—162.7one-timer
Apr 9, 2024 vs LAKCycle—014.8—
Apr 7, 2024 vs STLDump and chasedump036.23-on-2
Apr 7, 2024 vs STLDeflection—04.6—
Mar 21, 2024 vs CHICycle—2*59.4—
Mar 1, 2024 vs NJDOdd-man rushpass325.93-on-1
Mar 1, 2024 vs NJDForecheck turnover—061.0—
Feb 29, 2024 @ SJSForecheck turnover—131.9one-timer
Feb 19, 2024 @ BUFOdd-man rushcarry041.63-on-2, one-timer
Feb 19, 2024 @ BUFRebound—2*14.8rebound
Feb 17, 2024 @ TORCycle—4*44.4one-timer
Feb 15, 2024 @ OTTCycle—5*80.4one-timer

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Vatrano

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% Vatrano apartCF% mate apart
Jacob TroubaD49180:5836%44.0%31% (4-9)49.5% 317:1652.7% 682:40
Jackson LaCombeD48169:0134%47.0%25% (4-12)47.6% 324:3453.5% 661:11
Olen ZellwegerD45165:2933%46.6%53% (8-7)49.0% 292:2655.2% 517:50
Ryan StromeC19145:4329%56.9%50% (6-6)49.5% 47:3963.1% 54:04
Alex KillornC21131:1826%58.0%40% (4-6)42.6% 90:3850.0% 112:53
Drew HellesonD39130:1326%43.6%18% (2-9)49.4% 262:1450.6% 478:16
Pavel MintyukovD41130:0526%47.3%30% (3-7)44.6% 287:4949.0% 454:55
Ian MooreD34107:1521%49.5%29% (2-5)47.3% 229:0954.6% 344:47
Mikael GranlundC1497:0719%44.7%36% (4-7)59.5% 56:2048.3% 69:37
Radko GudasD3095:5919%53.6%50% (6-6)47.8% 231:1850.1% 344:30
Jansen HarkinsC1690:5918%37.5%29% (2-5)53.6% 62:5361.0% 49:31
Ross JohnstonLW1384:2017%45.7%57% (4-3)43.1% 52:3660.3% 45:12
Ryan PoehlingC1874:3915%50.0%60% (3-2)42.2% 118:3541.1% 126:21
Mason McTavishC1663:3913%37.6%14% (1-6)50.5% 96:1542.7% 123:23

Game log

50 games in 2025-26, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Apr 14@ MINL 2-3000-11010—8:318:31——
Apr 9vs SJSW 6-1101+11030—12:1512:15——
Apr 3vs STLL 2-6000-12031—12:379:042:251:08
Apr 1@ SJSL 3-4000-11221—10:318:251:21—
Mar 28@ EDML 2-4000-21000—6:006:00——
Mar 26@ CGYW 3-2000-11020—13:3810:383:00—
Mar 18vs PHIOTL 2-3000-20020—5:484:39—1:00
Mar 15@ MTLW 4-300000010—9:177:41—1:36
Mar 14@ OTTL 0-200002200—8:057:300:010:34
Mar 8vs STLL 0-400000001100%10:199:350:44—
Mar 6vs MTLW 6-501100031—11:1110:45—0:26
Mar 4vs NYIW 5-1101+22000—13:5011:47——
Dec 27@ LAKL 1-600001200—10:319:33—0:58
Dec 22vs SEAL 1-3000-12000—11:238:481:081:05
Dec 20vs CBJW 4-3011+22011—12:5611:31—1:25
Dec 19vs DALL 3-8000+101600—10:129:460:050:21
Dec 16@ CBJOTL 3-401102003—15:1813:180:241:36
Dec 15@ NYRW 4-1000-1202050%14:2312:11—2:12
Dec 13@ NJDL 1-400002011—9:258:18—0:43
Dec 11@ NYIL 2-500002010—12:1810:080:320:49

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations50591:0711:4957061947.9%47.7%277284183335%25.430.250%
Even strength50504:4910:0649454047.8%47.4%241253152934%18.625.245%
5v550504:1410:0549254047.7%47.3%239253152934%18.625.245%
Power play2637:241:2659690.8%90.0%28320100%5.00.1100%
Penalty kill3540:131:095637.4%6.4%323020%0.24.338%
5v42637:241:2659690.8%90.0%28320100%5.00.1100%
4v53540:131:095637.4%6.4%323020%0.24.338%
6v5, own net empty104:520:298280.0%83.3%41010%0.40.3100%
5v6, opponent net empty83:400:284640.0%33.3%131150%1.30.30%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2025-26ANA50549-1540796.3%842811:49
2024-25ANA81212445-9802349.0%1696917:33
2023-24ANA82372360-208527213.6%1567818:21
2022-23ANA81221941-29662319.5%867516:41
2021-22PlayoffsNYR205813-1134112.2%402115:07
2021-22NYR, FLA71181432+42216111.2%682613:10
2020-21PlayoffsFLA6112+34128.3%10111:57
2020-21FLA5618826+82615811.4%692114:31
2019-20FLA69161834-8301629.9%1024315:01
2018-19FLA81241539-103820811.5%1397414:40
2017-18FLA, BOS417310+334729.7%511510:50

Frank Vatrano news

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.